A suggestion that, to relieve eyestrain, all white paper for school work should be replaced with paper of a softer ground surface, possibly a light green shade, was recently placed before education boards in New Zealand by the Taranaki Board. At the meeting of the Auckland Education-Board last week, the opinion of the medical consultant of the London County Council was received from the Education Department. In this it was stated that while light green walls were invaluable for preventing eyestrain, the reading of print and writing depended on sharply-defined contrast, and a deep black letter on a white background was better than on a tinted background for avoiding eyestrain.
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21419, 11 March 1935, Page 12
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110Page 12 Advertisements Column 1 Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21419, 11 March 1935, Page 12
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